Song of the day – 648: Hand Job Academy

The fact those clear fucktards at YouTube have seen fit to ‘ban’ such a good-natured humorous video and allow… oh I don’t know, can’t think of anything right now… racist, sexist shit like this or rape culture-promoting shit like this on their site, is a bit of an indictment of mainstream U.S. and Internet society, don’t you think? I mean, seriously: all gloves off. How is ‘The Period Song’ more offensive than ‘Asian Girlz’?

‘Shark Week’ – the latest track from Brooklyn trio, Hand Job Academy – is a rap about women and their periods. It is 3 minutes and 47 seconds of hip hop hilarity featuring a human biology lesson bridge and rhymes featuring the words “masturbate” and “Sharon Tate”. The MCs also drop the word “Kotex” in similar ways the likes of Jay-Z and co use luxury brands and Champagne shout outs in their ditties.

However, like periods attract bears, the NSFW music clip attracted the condemnation of YouTube administrators last week who pulled the NSFW video from the internet. Vimeo has not. As yet. Interestingly though, the ‘Shark Week’ video was produced following a successful online Kickstarter campaigner which raised more than $3,000.

You don’t hear a lot of songs about having your period. Tell me about “Shark Week.” Ash: It’s not just about periods. It’s about owning your period.Meg: Having sex on your period.Ash: The video is Meg’s concept. We raised $3,000 on Kickstarter for it.Meg: We went shopping. I went to the Halloween store. I got the fake-blood capsules you put in your mouth. I got the fake-blood spray. I went around and sprayed all the girls’ underpants at the pool. I got a whole gallon, too.

For the record, this is not the first rap anthem about menstruation to appear. It’s an entire sub-genre. Bloody hacks.

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